Fiona Kidman

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  • Bibliography:
    19 Books
  • First Book:
    June 1986
  • Latest Book:
    September 2021
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Book List in Order: 19 titles

  • In the Clear Light

    In this book Fiona Kidman explores self-discovery achieved through, and often in spite of, social and family ties. Clara’s struggle to assert her independence against a background of oppression and despair is mirrored in the turmoil that lies be...

  • Breed of Women

  • True Stars

    Who is trying to scare Rose? This gripping novel is a vivid portrayal of New Zealand in the 1980s. Rose Kendall is alone. She is isolated from her children, her friends, and her political ideals, and there is someone trying to scare her - she doesn't...

  • Ricochet Baby

    When Roberta falls pregnant her whole family is filled with joy. Fallen is not exactly how Roberta would describe it, for she and Paul have planned the baby and it has been conceived at exactly the time that they chose. But the birth itself is not as...

  • House Within

    Bethany Dixon is at the centre of a complex network of relationships. She is mother and stepmother, wife and ex, daughter-in-law, sister and lover. Earthy, generous, addicted to children and food, Bethany has yet to find her place in the world....

  • New Zealand Love Stories

  • Songs from the Violet Cafe

    The experience of working for Violet Trench in her small-town cafe in the summer of 1963 shapes the lives of a group of women including Jessie Sandal, who follows Violet's influence as far as Cambodia.

    Fiona Kidman explores family relationsh...

  • The Captive Wife

    A prize-winning novel that has become a New Zealand classic. When Betty Guard steps ashore in Sydney, in 1834, she meets with a heroine's welcome. Her survival during a four-month kidnapping ordeal amongst Taranaki Maori is hailed as nothing short of...

  • The Trouble With Fire

    A beautiful collection of stories by a pre-eminent writer, shortlisted for major awards.Fiona Kidman has a genius for peeling back the lives of ordinary people to reveal their hidden passions and complexities. In this brilliant new collection, she ex...



  • A Needle in the Heart

    A collection of six compelling stories linked by a central issue in the lives of the main characters, the defining incident that shapes their futures: the disappearance of a brother; an illegitimate child born to a young girl; a traumatic court case;...

  • Paddy's Puzzle

    An internationally acclaimed novel, the Kirkus Reviews wrote, 'Shrewdly balanced between earthy tenderness and the dreadful trauma of disillusionment: a grave yet limber narrative-and a very welcome import.' In a strange old building referred to a...

  • Preservation

    A serious but also blackly funny short story about old friendships, love and formaldehyde by one of New Zealand's most distinguished writers. Now middle-aged, the one-time teenage rebels live staid, safe lives, while their friend Jan, who had been th...

  • The Infinite Air

    From the writer who 'couldn't produce a poor paragraph if she tried' [New Zealand Herald], The Infinite Air tells the story of the rise and fall of 'the Garbo of the skies'.'A gripping historical read' Woman's OwnJean Batten became an internatio...

  • The Best of Fiona Kidman's Short Stories

    An engrossing collection of short stories from one of New Zealand's most distinguished writers. Fiona Kidman first wrote short stories in the 1960s and has continued to publish them in books, magazines and journals ever since. Her style has evolved a...

  • Songs from the Violet Café

    From the author of The Infinite Air, a powerful story of women’s lives spanning decades and continents. New Zealand, 1943. Violet Trench crosses Lake Rotorua with a small boy, Wing Lee, but rows back alone. Twenty years later, the same body of wa...

  • All Day at the Movies

    Described as a 'beautiful writer' by The Times, Fiona Kidman brings us a sweeping saga of family ties, heartbreaks, and learning to live with the past.'A universal and honest book' San Francisco Book ReviewWhen war widow Irene Sandle goes to wor...

  • This Mortal Boy

    Winner of The Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2019Winner of the Ngaio Marsh Crime Writing Awards 2019Winner of the New Zealand Booklovers Prize for Fiction 2019Winner of the NZ Heritage Book Awards 2018Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary ...

  • All the Way to Summer

    A powerful collection of stories exploring love and longing from the award-winning author of This Mortal Boy.Two mothers fight over who will wear a hat on their children's wedding day. A needle is lost somewhere in a woman’s body. A writer wai...

  • Mandarin Summer



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Fiona Kidman has published 19 books.

Fiona Kidman does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Mandarin Summer, was published in September 2021.

The first book by Fiona Kidman, In the Clear Light, was published in June 1986.

No. Fiona Kidman does not write books in series.
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